"The Lawrence guys are quick," Webb said. "We were doing a good job. We need to recognize what the defenses are going to do."

Spillman continued to catch passes, only this time they were on the other side of the ball. The senior-to-be contributed to the Cardinal scoring when he picked off a deflected pass from the Lawrence quarterback and returned it for a score.

But scoring in this practice, unlike the previous two meetings, was not an issue.

"I was pleased with the way we were scoring this time," Webb said. "But I don't think anybody was really keeping score this time. And I think that is how it should be for these practices."

In another break from the previous two practices, in which there were only two scrimmages, the Cardinals took on a third scrimmage against the Leavenworth Pioneers, earning the team's only victory of the evening by a 28-7 score.

"Any time you get an opportunity to practice is a good thing," Webb said. "Some of the guys got a little tired, but the practice is worth it."

The scrimmage saw more of the long distant shootout from the Cardinals, but it also saw something else.

Luke Abel, who had been sidelined from previous practices because of injuries, began to take short-yardage throws.

"It was good to see him back," Webb said. "I don't know about him running sprints, because this is all this is, there's nothing but space out here. Luke's strength is his vision in traffic and this is not the place to get that kind of thing going."

But the coach knows that Abel and many of his seniors are raring to go.

"He (Luke) wants to get out there," Webb said. "It's his senior year, and he and a lot of these guys just want to get it going."

Brouhard was especially excited about the upcoming year.

"With each one of these practices, I get more pumped up for the season," he said. "That's why these things are so much fun."

The senior quarterback and the rest of the Cardinals will have one more chance to practice the air attack as the seven-on-seven season ends Monday.